To be clear: What is going on here is that THIS FBI, under Patel, is in fact helping these extremist groups by going after their "narcs." Remember that they are trying to dismiss the convictions against the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys. They pardoned J6ers. Charlottesville Nazis were "fine people" 2/
"It would be really bad if they don't work out this Hormuz thing, so they'll figure it out some way" is still the prevailing attitude.
Can see it in markets, media, politicians, public.
Bad can't happen, people in charge know what they're doing, it's all content anyway.
I find it... unsettling.
The editorial director of the Washington Examiner published a piece celebrating the anniversary of Enoch Powell’s “Rivers of Blood” speech if you’re wondering how conservative media is doing these days
a map showing a Mississippi where all 82 counties are shades of red
A map showing Mississippi's 82 counties, many shaded red and pink, many shaded blue and purple.
Left: How people think Mississippi votes
Right: How Mississippi actually votes
"You wouldn't know it if you live in the USA or consume US media and politics, but the fight between EVs and ICEs is basically over. Internal combustion is on it's way out. First it'll look slow, then fast. Fleet turnover will lag sales. But ALL the growth globally is in EVs." - @jessedjenkins.com
The obvious solution is a national law that mandates fair, objective redistricting everywhere, but *conservatives do not want that*. To be subject to the same rules as everyone else -- as all the lesser people -- is inherently offensive to them.
(All I ever do is restate Wilhoit.)
y’all told me I was overreacting for this 🫡
the thing no one tells you about writing a book over many years is you will eventually forget that all that you learned is not in fact in everyone else’s head just because it’s in yours now, hence: you are writing a book
oh no republicans not your petard, no dont hoist no stop not your own petard bros
Any other FBI employee publicly accused in a credible media report of having these many alcohol issues would, at a minimum, be immediately subjected to a security investigation and possible psychological evaluation to determine if there is an underlying alcohol disorder.
The meta story of the (imminent) Yes win in VA is the total inability of Trump to ever look down the game tree. He was apparently unable to comprehend that Democrats would respond to his push to redistrict in GOP-run states
This same pehenenon is also why we are losing a war to Iran.
Ahahahahaha what do you mean the TECHNICAL ADVISOR to Bluesky just blocked over 300k users by following an ANTI-AI, AI HATERS blocklist.
Embarassing.
"In retrospect, basing the entire global food system on fossil fuels may have been a poor idea." -- @benehrenreich.bsky.social
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Tired: ELI5 (Explain It Like I'm 5)
Wired: ELIZA (Explain It Like I'm Zealously Academic)*
ELIZA: Do you think explaining it will help you understand it?
*I could also go with (Explain It Like I'm Zealously Anti-ai)
This is why you don’t let billionaires run schools! He gets bored one day and suddenly hundreds of kids don’t have a classroom anymore.
A black-and-white cartoon depicts a post-apocalyptic scene where a man in tattered business attire sits around a small campfire with three children amidst a barren, dark landscape with the faint, jagged silhouettes of a ruined city in the background. The man, gesturing with one hand, looks toward the children as he delivers the caption below the illustration: “Yes, billionaires took over our media, co-opted democracy, and destroyed our planet. But we had some great Earth Day celebrations.”
Happy Earth Day, everyone!
Iain M Banks Culture is the only non-boring utopia I’m aware of.
This is hilarious considering immigrants get screened for their vaccination history
Virginia is under hostile occupation by a majority of its residents apparently
CAUTION > STEEP STEPS > UNEVEN SURFACES > DIM LIGHTING > ANCIENT STONE OBSTACLES ON THE FLOOR
My kind of warning.
Dundee Courier: DRUNKEN POLICE CHASE TEEN IN COURT.
Grammar is important.
SAM NEILL GENERAL JOHN MACARTHUR If you were to commit a murder, how would you do it? It's got to be big! No slipping something into someones drink, that's just pathetic. I'd use a steamroller, just leave a stain on the road. There's probably a couple of people I'd put under a steamroller, but I won't say who they are, otherwise when they see a steamroller coming their way they'll be on full alert. And steamrollers don't go very fast...
Never forget that time Sam Neill gave a quote about murder that was so beautifully kabonkers, we all assumed it was a Clickhole bit initially
Reports indicate Elon Musk controls a secretive network of over 90 companies and entities so he can hide how he spends his money.
No wonder he wanted the Trump admin to “look into” the Corporate Transparency Act, which would have regulated those companies.
1. They decided to put these dudes in the picture.
2. They arranged everybody in this specific way.
3. They took the picture with a wide angle lens that makes the men in the foreground seem even bigger.
4. They approved it and posted it.
Yes, that’s a euphemism for exactly what you think it’s a euphemism for.
Still remarkable to me that half the world is doing 'unrestricted social media usage is bad for kids' and 'we need to put chatbots that tell you to kill your family in every classroom and every toy' at the same time
Guys, I'm starting to suspect that WaPo doesn't do journalism anymore.
